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>> i would say dick lugar. >> yeah. it's obviously the easier answer, but i have a point i want to make there. >> the tea party, there's been a lot of speculation this movement is burning itself out, that it may have burned itself out. one of the things you hear from politicians that do a lot of town halls is they don't see the tea party guys popping up as much anymore. >> not quite as well organized. >> on the other hand, they were able to take out bob bennett in utah during the last cycle. dick lugar is top target this time around. this would be a big win for them. >> steve, is dick lugar losing because he's not conservative enough or will he lose this primary because he didn't know what address was on his -- >> the answer is yes. both. >> i think he survives if it wasn't for this issue. >> the tea party may be less strong than two years ago but it forced orrin hatch into a primary and it looks like it's on the verge of taking out dick lugar. he lost touch with the folks in indiana when his opponent announced most of
>> i would say dick lugar. >> yeah. it's obviously the easier answer, but i have a point i want to make there. >> the tea party, there's been a lot of speculation this movement is burning itself out, that it may have burned itself out. one of the things you hear from politicians that do a lot of town halls is they don't see the tea party guys popping up as much anymore. >> not quite as well organized. >> on the other hand, they were able to take out bob bennett in...
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senators that they didn't like and dick lugar and a hereditary or appointed house of lords is pretty offensive to those of us who believe in democracy and it's a good thing the queen is calling for at least an end to that practice there but here because of the supreme court the real overlords of our nation the supreme court and their citizens united decision wall street banks theories can now push their own candidates and the corporate media doesn't even pointed out they just call this guy a tea party they didn't call him an agent of the banks the queen wants to amend the way the government works in the u.k. we need to do the same here and end the crazy idea that's been promoted exclusively by the supreme court the corporations are people and money is not property but instead his speech go to move to amend to work to learn what you can do. after the break corporate america has a new plan to take over every. aspect of your life from the education your schools to the transportation in your town just how dangerous is this new drive to privatized everything in america. the news today vio
senators that they didn't like and dick lugar and a hereditary or appointed house of lords is pretty offensive to those of us who believe in democracy and it's a good thing the queen is calling for at least an end to that practice there but here because of the supreme court the real overlords of our nation the supreme court and their citizens united decision wall street banks theories can now push their own candidates and the corporate media doesn't even pointed out they just call this guy a...
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lugar got taken out by the banks yesterday. now i don't i mean this is not something to laugh at you know the money that funded the so-called tea party guy it was all for the wall street banks because dick lugar voted against that credit card fee cap and of course wall street sixteen billion dollars they were seriously pissed off and they took that man out and they're bragging about it so any yeah i've said it before i think money is speech i think this is a situation where money is speech do we always like when people are pretty mad we like what people find packages to actually like out of not just because it's speech doesn't mean i always agree with the speech it doesn't mean it's always a good thing but it is speech and therefore the what's right what's going to property people are going to prevail the more people involved are to be able to see through it if it's some smokescreen of big corporate interests you've got to give people more credit just cause there's a lot of money involved just as a message is coming at you a lo
lugar got taken out by the banks yesterday. now i don't i mean this is not something to laugh at you know the money that funded the so-called tea party guy it was all for the wall street banks because dick lugar voted against that credit card fee cap and of course wall street sixteen billion dollars they were seriously pissed off and they took that man out and they're bragging about it so any yeah i've said it before i think money is speech i think this is a situation where money is speech do...
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but dick lugar was seen as out of touch. it really wasn't necessarily the tea party winning this race alone as much as it was also dick lugar losing it. >> let's talk more about the tea party. you said there was a lot of excitement after 2010. it had a wind at its back, so to speak, the tea party but it's lost that head of steam in such a short period of time. why? >> well, i don't know that they have really lost their head of steam per se. i think it's just a matter of where a maturing activist movement goes after having so much success. when everything is new and fresh, you almost -- you can't go wrong because the expectations are set very low. there are a number of solid tea party affiliated lawmakers in congress now where there weren't before. i think the question is are the candidates out there in 2012 for them to add to their roster. on the senate side at least so far, we haven't seen the same strength of candidate. now, that could change. we need to see what happens in texas with ted cruz, who has a lot of tea party s
but dick lugar was seen as out of touch. it really wasn't necessarily the tea party winning this race alone as much as it was also dick lugar losing it. >> let's talk more about the tea party. you said there was a lot of excitement after 2010. it had a wind at its back, so to speak, the tea party but it's lost that head of steam in such a short period of time. why? >> well, i don't know that they have really lost their head of steam per se. i think it's just a matter of where a...
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. >> with the defeat of dick lugar, only six moderate republicans would remain in the senate next year. that could be music to the tea party candidate that defeated lugar. >> bipartisan ship should consist of democrats coming to the republican point of view. >> we'll go back to breaking news this hour, president obama expected to clarify his views on same sex marriage and a brand new interview that is being conducted we're told right about now. we'll get an update and join our conversation on my twitter page @tamronhall. for three hours a week, i'm a coach. but when i was diagnosed with prostate cancer... i needed a coach. our doctor was great, but with so many tough decisions i felt lost. unitedhealthcare offered us a specially trained rn who helped us weigh and understand all our options. for me cancer was as scary as a fastball is to some of these kids. but my coach had hit that pitch before. turning data into useful answers. we're 78,000 people looking out for 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. ♪ today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready?
. >> with the defeat of dick lugar, only six moderate republicans would remain in the senate next year. that could be music to the tea party candidate that defeated lugar. >> bipartisan ship should consist of democrats coming to the republican point of view. >> we'll go back to breaking news this hour, president obama expected to clarify his views on same sex marriage and a brand new interview that is being conducted we're told right about now. we'll get an update and join our...
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lugar last night to win the g.o.p. nomination for this november's election and the challenger was backed by tea party ideologues and losers defeat caused a lot of pundits and senators out there to mourn the so-called death of bipartisanship in washington that is a favorite pastime of beltway insiders now of course this claim might seem somewhat silly at first i mean we've all heard of a trillion times right so it's true that lugar did work with democrats on legislation from time to time but this time around he actually pissed off financial sector lobbyists and they decided to cast their lot with murdoch importantly fon who was on the show yesterday talking about oil speculators lobbyists who are upset wall street by opposing its bid to delay limits placed on fees the banks can charge for credit card swipe fees so banks parents mad of the republican who wouldn't play by their rules they bankroll his demise so they're anything really that new here well as it turns out they're sort of as you see murdoch to his best to mak
lugar last night to win the g.o.p. nomination for this november's election and the challenger was backed by tea party ideologues and losers defeat caused a lot of pundits and senators out there to mourn the so-called death of bipartisanship in washington that is a favorite pastime of beltway insiders now of course this claim might seem somewhat silly at first i mean we've all heard of a trillion times right so it's true that lugar did work with democrats on legislation from time to time but...
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senator dick lugar's defeat is proof many conservatives aren't fans of compromise. it goes beyond senator lugar. it means all incumbents should take notice. >> there is something deeper there. there is something that is deep that has been going on in the country. look at 2008, 2010. there is massive incumbent dissatisfaction not just around the country but around the world. we are seeing that and we saw it in indiana last night. >> president obama carried north carolina. last night, the anti-same-sex marriage amendment passed. 29% decided to vote no choice for president does it mean anything? >> it does. does it mean a lot? no. i think anything that is perceived to be sending a message of any kind is the kind of thing that's going to do a little bit better in this environment. i think that's probably what was partly at work. >> mr. carlville's point there. voters looking to send a message aren't usually kind to incumbents. that doesn't mean that last night's mood will carry over to november. again, we learn every time people vote. what we learned last night was more
senator dick lugar's defeat is proof many conservatives aren't fans of compromise. it goes beyond senator lugar. it means all incumbents should take notice. >> there is something deeper there. there is something that is deep that has been going on in the country. look at 2008, 2010. there is massive incumbent dissatisfaction not just around the country but around the world. we are seeing that and we saw it in indiana last night. >> president obama carried north carolina. last night,...
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dick lugar a lot of accomplishments. there is new time and new era, this is where the future is of america. i think you are right. we do need that kind of candidate in 2012. >> sean: if you have a strong president and strong conservative house and senate and people stay engaged, we're going to need all of that to get the country turned around. >> it will be a huge responsibility on republicans. the democrats was having the house and senate and presidency with a long leash to do whatever they wanted. if the republicans were to get the hat trick, i'm not sure they will get all three. you have to be very careful because the politics, it takes about three days to do it. you can't get it back. >> sean: don't we have to fundamentally deal with entitlements and you cut back spending that we balance the budget. isn't that going to be hard and difficult? >> it's completely necessary. somebody has to stand up and talk about the ethical pace. it means finding new people in office. there is also an indication that tea party is not d
dick lugar a lot of accomplishments. there is new time and new era, this is where the future is of america. i think you are right. we do need that kind of candidate in 2012. >> sean: if you have a strong president and strong conservative house and senate and people stay engaged, we're going to need all of that to get the country turned around. >> it will be a huge responsibility on republicans. the democrats was having the house and senate and presidency with a long leash to do...
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in fact, i think that the reason that dick lugar lost in indiana had a lot more to do with the fact that he didn't go home and didn't have residency in indiana and in fact exit polls showed that 75% of the people that voted against him voted against him for those reasons and only about a fifth of the people this supported murdoch supported him for tea-party based reasons >> right. with regard to ohio itself, given what the president has said today, what do you think the implications of that endorsement will mean for that state come the presidential election? >> i think the election in ohio like on many states is going to be decided based on what people think about jobs. i think people of ohio will evaluate the president based on whether they think he helped grow the economy or hurt jobs and unfortunately the administration has had policy that will help hurt jobs and i think he will pay for that at the ballot box and i don't think it will be decided on any other issues other than energy, health care, and jobs. >> even though in ohio unemployment is below the national average and there has
in fact, i think that the reason that dick lugar lost in indiana had a lot more to do with the fact that he didn't go home and didn't have residency in indiana and in fact exit polls showed that 75% of the people that voted against him voted against him for those reasons and only about a fifth of the people this supported murdoch supported him for tea-party based reasons >> right. with regard to ohio itself, given what the president has said today, what do you think the implications of...
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senator dick lugar to pass a law. >> what i did was reach out to senator dick lugar. >> if i'm interested in figuring out my foreign policy i associate myself with my running mate, joe biden or with dick lugar, the republican. >> that did not help. the other big reason is out of state money. they poured in more than $4 million. the national anti-tax group spent millions of dollars in an attack ad against lugar. he said that's why he's lost. it's not just happening in indiana, but centrist republicans facing tough challenges from more conservative members of their party. and some of the most centrist members of congress retiring. olympia snowe, joe lieberman among them. are the only people willing to find middle ground disappearing from washington? john avlon is here, michelle goldberg and a communications director for rick santorum. this is a big headline. this is a -- this is a blow, a slap. >> this is a bombshell result, a huge margin for richard mourdock. it's important to remember these are most possible not in the general election where mourdock's appeal would have alienated than the
senator dick lugar to pass a law. >> what i did was reach out to senator dick lugar. >> if i'm interested in figuring out my foreign policy i associate myself with my running mate, joe biden or with dick lugar, the republican. >> that did not help. the other big reason is out of state money. they poured in more than $4 million. the national anti-tax group spent millions of dollars in an attack ad against lugar. he said that's why he's lost. it's not just happening in indiana,...
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lugar. winning the g.o.p. primary in indiana, not only winning, but winning with 20% margin. i say the tea party is relevant again. >> bob: remember in indiana the primary turnout was less than 20%. one and two. lugar had a lot of problems before the tea party. the tea party impact, and i'm not sure they were responsible for the margin. what this does do, murdoch is so far right, donnelly the democratic nominee was a congressman there now. has a fighting chance. before this, nobody would beat lugar. >> eric: dough do you agree with that? >> dana: not necessarily. i'm interested in digging through the results. i talked to a friend today, family in indiana. he told me he voted for senator lugar. and his wife voted for murdoch. i said why is that? he said i thought, the elder statesman, guarantee we'd win a seat in indiana. but she is actually so nervous about her children's future and the debt and deficit she thought it would be better to change horses. i think that women are driving a lot of
lugar. winning the g.o.p. primary in indiana, not only winning, but winning with 20% margin. i say the tea party is relevant again. >> bob: remember in indiana the primary turnout was less than 20%. one and two. lugar had a lot of problems before the tea party. the tea party impact, and i'm not sure they were responsible for the margin. what this does do, murdoch is so far right, donnelly the democratic nominee was a congressman there now. has a fighting chance. before this, nobody would...
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i mean, i saw dick lugar last night many he lost. it's a real loss for the country. >> and you blame the tea party for that? >> i mean, his opponent said the time for collegiality is over. the time for confrontation has arrived. if we didn't have compromise, as i talk about in "we can all do better" we wouldn't have a country. >> senator, there are a lot of conservatives who want to elect people who are conservative like them. and they saw him as a moderate, somebody who just gave up power. >> i mean, it's a free country. there were plenty of conservatives when i was in the senate. but at the end of the day, you compromise. ronald reagan, for example, would take a very strong conservative position to the nth hour and then he would compromise because he wanted to get things done. >> some horse trading. >> and, you know, "we can all do better" says not only can we all do better but there's reason to hope and reason to know we can be a better country. >> well, it's a great theory and it's a great new book. check it out "we can all do be
i mean, i saw dick lugar last night many he lost. it's a real loss for the country. >> and you blame the tea party for that? >> i mean, his opponent said the time for collegiality is over. the time for confrontation has arrived. if we didn't have compromise, as i talk about in "we can all do better" we wouldn't have a country. >> senator, there are a lot of conservatives who want to elect people who are conservative like them. and they saw him as a moderate, somebody...
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remember, dick lugar one of the most respected members of the establishment in the senate was already taken down by a tea party insurgent just last week. the three tea party candidates if they win in these deep red states and end up in the senate the same battles that played out in the house understand speaker bajner could play out in the 2013 senate with a tea party faction pulling republican leadership farther to the right. any possibility of beepship if that word exists in washington, would go up in smoke: this may sound lie 3 dimensional ches but it will have a huge impact on whether or not the senate gets anything done next year. >>do it, for america. >>(narrator) gavin newsom, lieutenant governor of california, and former mayor of san francisco is coming to current tv. >>every night on cable news networks everyone's focusing on what's wrong. i want this show to move past that. i love creative people, and with all the vexing problems we have we need creative thinking. >>(narrator) with interviews with notables from silicon valley, hollywood, and beyond. >>at the end of the day th
remember, dick lugar one of the most respected members of the establishment in the senate was already taken down by a tea party insurgent just last week. the three tea party candidates if they win in these deep red states and end up in the senate the same battles that played out in the house understand speaker bajner could play out in the 2013 senate with a tea party faction pulling republican leadership farther to the right. any possibility of beepship if that word exists in washington, would...
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dick lugar, dick lugar who is a statesman, one of the few left in the republican party lost by 20 points. to a guy who would -- he lost three times running for congress. in indiana. and he won by 20 points because this is all about the fact that -- let your mind wander back. do we have wander music that time travel music. [magical sounds] >> the way back machine. >> it was only three years ago that when barack obama was running for president he showed a photograph of him reaching across the aisle to work with dick lugar on nuclear weapons. >> stephanie: in case you hadn't noticed, that hand was black. [screaming] >> across the aisle. a black hand. and that is what the voters of indiana said. we can't have this! >> stephanie: maybe they use that like the old jesse helms ad. you needed that job and that black hand took it away from you. >> you do remember your father's republican party! the jesse helms and these folks these are the people now they are all that is left. if bob bennett in utah andorran hatch by the way who still has a primary. orrin hatch has not survived. >> stephanie: no,
dick lugar, dick lugar who is a statesman, one of the few left in the republican party lost by 20 points. to a guy who would -- he lost three times running for congress. in indiana. and he won by 20 points because this is all about the fact that -- let your mind wander back. do we have wander music that time travel music. [magical sounds] >> the way back machine. >> it was only three years ago that when barack obama was running for president he showed a photograph of him reaching...
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. >> reporter: what does rush limbaugh have to say about lugar's battle. >> dick lugar, he a fine guy. he has been in the senate since 1977. he has been there a long time. time for establishment characteristics to settle in if they had to. he has been a moderate republican. i tell you, i hope that romney and his people are watching the indiana primary because they could learn a lot from it. all of the mainstream media coverage about the problems that lugar is encountering in his reelection, all the mainstream media coverage say that lugar is having problems because running a poor campaign. he sat on all his money instead of running ads early in the process. it never occurs to anybody in the news media that the republicans in indiana might just want a more conservative senator. as far as the media is concerned there is no ideological factor in this primary. it's a matter of strategy. when the media favorite has problems, when the candidate and media wants to win and the media behind lugar, what does it tell you all? we know media doesn't like conservatives or like republicans, but they
. >> reporter: what does rush limbaugh have to say about lugar's battle. >> dick lugar, he a fine guy. he has been in the senate since 1977. he has been there a long time. time for establishment characteristics to settle in if they had to. he has been a moderate republican. i tell you, i hope that romney and his people are watching the indiana primary because they could learn a lot from it. all of the mainstream media coverage about the problems that lugar is encountering in his...
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lugar are in indiana's republican primary that's bad news for the people of indiana and for the rest of america on m s n b c this morning murdoch all but promised to block the nomination of judges who do not resemble his model nominee robert or bork is the failed supreme court nominee who once said that the federal ban on a plane. discrimination was unsurpassed ugliness and he still believes the constitution does not protect women from gender discrimination murdoch wants judges who will take us back to before the era when women could vote and schools were integrated and that is very very ugly. this little sweetheart right here my fiance is going to get a key. you don't suppose i'm conscious that's. crazy alert and you thought she was a bad dentist merrick oh chef ski at a nagging to think so he went to his dentist who happened to be as recently scorned ex-girlfriend and he thought would be a simple procedure by a trained professional turned into an absolute nightmare merrick's x. and i'm a child mack child drugged him proceed to pull every last one of his teeth and then bandage him u
lugar are in indiana's republican primary that's bad news for the people of indiana and for the rest of america on m s n b c this morning murdoch all but promised to block the nomination of judges who do not resemble his model nominee robert or bork is the failed supreme court nominee who once said that the federal ban on a plane. discrimination was unsurpassed ugliness and he still believes the constitution does not protect women from gender discrimination murdoch wants judges who will take us...
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long time indiana republican senate dick lugar lost his seat to richard murdoch. lugar worries murdoch's embrace of an unrelenting partisan mind set is irreconcilable for hoosiers in the senate. so the question, are we heading for a day when nothing and i mean nothing gets done in congress? maria? >> well, i think that if voters continue to send folks like tea party backed candidates, i think unfortunately, yes. these candidates to them compromise is a bad word. they don't send folks to washington to try to find a solution. they send folks to washington to make sure that it is their way or the highway. and they're rigid ideology really does lead to what lugar was talking about, which is failing to find real bipartisan solutions in washington. when you have folks in the primary -- republicans in the primary following that, too. >> helen. >> you know, carol, when you look at the way the polls show the nation is is, the nation is divided and so you look at congress and how could congress really reflect something different. in the case of richard lugar, you see he's a
long time indiana republican senate dick lugar lost his seat to richard murdoch. lugar worries murdoch's embrace of an unrelenting partisan mind set is irreconcilable for hoosiers in the senate. so the question, are we heading for a day when nothing and i mean nothing gets done in congress? maria? >> well, i think that if voters continue to send folks like tea party backed candidates, i think unfortunately, yes. these candidates to them compromise is a bad word. they don't send folks to...
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basically he was beating up on dick lugar for compromising with the democrats on keeping weapons out of hands. they're at a point where the only way to get things done in washington is to have a huge conservative majority, and the white house, house, and senate, and that's not going to happen. even if it does, there will be a push back against it. it's just fundamentally not the way things work here. i think it is a depressing outlook and there's no hope for getting things done on the debt and all of the things that need to be done. >> karen, it seems that unfortunately murdoch is just part of a growing list of gop leaders that don't want to compromise, let me show you this. >> so you did compromise. >> we found common ground. >> i reject the word. >> your idol was ronald reagan. he compromised. >> he didn't compromise his values. >> the fact is you never compromise on principals. if people on the far left have a principal they want to stand by and those of us on the right should not either. >> karen, it's like he is in line with some of the leadership in his party that just seem to
basically he was beating up on dick lugar for compromising with the democrats on keeping weapons out of hands. they're at a point where the only way to get things done in washington is to have a huge conservative majority, and the white house, house, and senate, and that's not going to happen. even if it does, there will be a push back against it. it's just fundamentally not the way things work here. i think it is a depressing outlook and there's no hope for getting things done on the debt and...
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lugar, in the fight of his life. he is such a longstanding veteran, known as the former chairman of the foreign relations committee for his work with senator nunn on nonproliferation, getting rid of fissile material after the fall of the soviet union and challenged by richard mourdock and a significant pac financing ads, pulled their ads down, indicating that he may well lose this next week. >> i'm concerned, andrea, any praise from a democrat could hurt his campaign. i will say that he is an extraordinary leader and respected senator on both sides of the aisle. his contributions over the last couple of decades is -- are as great as any that are serving today. i have great admiration for him. he has done indiana extremely proud. i hope that the voters will recognize his leadership as they make their decision next week. >> and finally, before i let you go, health care was your big issue. you've written a book on it now the supreme court is poised, many believe, to overturn the most significant part of the president's
lugar, in the fight of his life. he is such a longstanding veteran, known as the former chairman of the foreign relations committee for his work with senator nunn on nonproliferation, getting rid of fissile material after the fall of the soviet union and challenged by richard mourdock and a significant pac financing ads, pulled their ads down, indicating that he may well lose this next week. >> i'm concerned, andrea, any praise from a democrat could hurt his campaign. i will say that he...
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lugar. he says he won't seek re-election as an independent and his loss could be democrats' gain. it takes a safe republican seat off of the table as democrats aim to expand their control of the senate. now, mourdock and congressman joe donnellly, each polled at 35% at the latest poll back in march. what this race means in the battle for the senate, we are going to turn to donny fowler and cassandra pye. thank you for sticking around. donny, should democrats put money into this race? >> yes. this is a competitive race. i talked to the former mayor of fort wayne and he said that democrats are excited and independents are looking hard at joe donnelly. >> really? >> yes. >> he is a pro-life pro--gun blue-dog democrat. >> indiana is a conservative midwestern state especially indianapolis and the southern half, they talk a lot like me. they have a southern accent. it's a state where a blue dog like donnelly has a shot. obama won the state four years ago just by a few thousand votes but he won the
lugar. he says he won't seek re-election as an independent and his loss could be democrats' gain. it takes a safe republican seat off of the table as democrats aim to expand their control of the senate. now, mourdock and congressman joe donnellly, each polled at 35% at the latest poll back in march. what this race means in the battle for the senate, we are going to turn to donny fowler and cassandra pye. thank you for sticking around. donny, should democrats put money into this race? >>...
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. >>> maybe the biggest surprise of the day, long-time indiana senator dick lugar's loss to the primary. tea party-backed candidate richard murdoch portrayed lugar as too moderate and defeated the senator. the indiana democrat served six terms. president obama thanked hugar for his -- thanked lugar for his service and willingness to cross party lines to get things done. >>> a maryland man is in critical condition this morning after a violent motorcycle crash. montgomery county police say a honda motorcycle hit the side of an acura suv at the intersection of ednor and new hampshire avenue around 7:00 last night. the driver of the motorcycle, a 38-year-old, was taken to shock trauma in critical but stable condition. investigators are still trying to figure out how the accident happened. >>> there is no end in sight to a debate over a proposed ambulance fee in montgomery county. those for and against the fee squared off in rockville last night. county executive ike leggett says the county desperately needs the money. those without insurance would have to pay for emergency services. the cou
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you look at murdoch in indiana just beat dick lugar. this is money that says we need more confrontation in washington. i argue the opposite. we are at a point in the history of the country where people that profoundly disagree will have to sit in the room with calculators, do math, and do what leaders have always done in this country, which is move us forward. >> how does an extension of the debate that occurred last summer on the deficit, the debt ceiling, how does that help the republican nominee, if it repeats? >> because that really does, because it is such a marked contrast to barack obama being seen as a big government liberal. and i think that's the -- donny, if i'm president obama, and i'm trying to figure out how to change perceptions between today and election day, i've got to get that off of my back. >> yeah. >> i've got to. i personally think the president should go before congress and tell them to pass, you know, simpson bowles. do other big things. whether with republicans or not. but how do you get that off your back? >>
you look at murdoch in indiana just beat dick lugar. this is money that says we need more confrontation in washington. i argue the opposite. we are at a point in the history of the country where people that profoundly disagree will have to sit in the room with calculators, do math, and do what leaders have always done in this country, which is move us forward. >> how does an extension of the debate that occurred last summer on the deficit, the debt ceiling, how does that help the...